 Today, more than 10 billion barcodes are scanned every day, but recently there's been a movement to move over to QR codes, with more than 20 companies signing on to accept the newer technology at checkout by 2027. Mike Dabusky, ABC News. A transgender woman assaulted by a male prisoner while housed in a men's unit at an Arizona penitentiary has won a $10,000 judgment in a federal civil rights lawsuit.